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quieting

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verb

present participle of quiet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quieting
Verb
The Tresemmé Lamellar Gloss Finishing Oil is what stands between you and shampoo-ad levels of shine, locking in luster and quieting frizz with its mix of sunflower, coconut, and macadamia oils. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 Nine of those points came in a 16-0 third quarter run that turned a seven-point deficit into a 61-52 lead heading to the fourth, quieting the packed house in San Francisco’s Chase Center. Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 But instead of quieting interest in the case, the release of the memo has only left MAGA voices more insistent the administration release more information. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 17 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quieting
Adjective
  • Its barrel-style design keeps the heat consistent, making every session relaxing and enjoyable.
    Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This beverage tastes like a relaxing day on a beautiful beach.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aside from electricity production, geothermal systems efficiently provide heating and cooling through ground-source heat pumps.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Delta’s premium ticket sales have risen 9% from a year ago, and the carrier doesn’t see signs of higher-end travel demand cooling.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Accent the backyard decor with calming shades of brown, gold, and orange.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Not nearly as greasy as a true balm, but richer than your typical face cream, this drugstore darling instantly soothes dry, chapped skin with the help of emollient shea butter, moisturizing vitamin B5, and calming madecassoside (a derivative of our fave, Centella asiastica, or cica for short).
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the clip, the then-6-year-old can be seen walking with his iPad to the next room and shushing everyone.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Booing begins, and then shushing, and then booing again.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Designed with wellness in mind, the center’s architecture and amenities, such as natural lighting and soothing environments, aim to support both medical and emotional health.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The five blades are cloaked in aloe soap for a close, soothing shave, and the handle comes with a magnetic mount that fends off icky rust and sticks to the shower wall for easy access.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Composer Christopher Larkin’s score equally haunting and soothing depending on the locale, often lulling the player into a meditative state just in time for an unexpected (or frankly, expected) threat to break the peace.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Task, like its characters, disarms viewers by lulling them into a sense of comfort with its unassuming dressings.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After the state distributor Embrafilme was dismantled in 1990, national production nearly collapsed, silencing a generation of filmmakers.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
  • To start by burning books, silencing thinkers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Ares, Nine Inch Nails will be composing the soundtrack, bringing their iconic industrial rock sound to the Grid.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The difference is that composing while in motion may be a particularly useful way to address a crisis in creativity.
    Karen Palmer September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Quieting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quieting. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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